Isolation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the surface and core of tonsils in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2099-2102

  Brook, Itzhak ^a   Foote, Perry A ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta lactamase; Methicillin resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 33750816554     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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